Organizational Friction Detector
Identify and quantify the hidden friction sources that slow your organization down. From approval bottlenecks to misaligned incentives, surface the drag forces that reduce effective throughput.
Assessment Dimensions
Rate each dimension on a 1–10 scale based on your organization
How much time is lost in handoffs between teams, departments, or roles? Consider wait times for code reviews, design approvals, environment provisioning, and cross-team dependencies that stall progress.
How many approval gates exist and how slow are they? Rate higher if decisions require multiple sign-offs, if approvers are chronically unavailable, or if approval criteria are unclear.
How effectively does information flow across teams and levels? Consider whether decisions are communicated promptly, context is shared proactively, and whether teams frequently discover surprises from other groups.
How well do individual and team incentives align with organizational goals? Rate higher if teams optimize for local metrics at the expense of global outcomes, or if reward structures discourage collaboration.
Assessment Dimensions (cont.)
Continue rating each dimension below
How fragmented is your toolchain? Consider whether teams use incompatible tools for similar tasks, whether data is siloed across platforms, and how much effort goes into bridging tool gaps manually.
How much productive time is consumed by meetings? Rate higher if calendars are packed with status syncs, if meetings lack agendas or outcomes, and if decisions made in meetings aren't documented or followed up on.
How resistant is the organization to adopting new processes, tools, or ways of working? Consider whether improvement initiatives stall, whether 'that's how we've always done it' is a common refrain, and how long it takes to roll out changes.